Back when I was in school (a really long time ago!) when we had to make a collection, say of bugs, we had to use kill jars, and push pins, and the worst part about it was we actually had to catch bugs, eww! I remember paying my little brother fifty cents a bug for some of the most offensive of bugs (read: wood roaches) to complete my collection for my 6th grade science class.
Well, times have changed, and the powers that be have figured out that it is not good to expose our children to formaldehyde, imagine that! Technology has made it possible for our students to make collections without killing a single creature. For my daughter at least that is really important, she is incredibly soft-hearted, even when bugs are concerned.
So how can technology help us with collections? Through digital photography! Consider taking your child on a nature hike, and having them photograph as many different kinds of mushrooms as they can, never having to touch potentially poisonous varieties, then coming back, labeling and identifying the digital pictures. The same principle works for trees, birds, and yes, bugs!
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